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Community Response to Rebordering Politics: The Case of Two Twin Towns in Central Europe.
- Source :
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Nationalities Papers . Nov2023, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p1319-1335. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has once again brought borders to the center of attention, as journalists, authorities, and scholars have grappled with the pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak, which began in late 2019 and early 2020 has caused tremendous personal, economic, and social upheaval. As many states decided to pursue the national interests and to close their borders to prevent the spread of the virus, this decision had major consequences for residents in border regions, for whom border crossing is an everyday practice. The article aims at exploring the discourse on the rebordering experience as constructed by local authorities and residents of two twin towns, one on the Polish-Czech (Cieszyn-Český Těšín) and one on the Polish-German (Słubice-Frankfurt/Oder) border. By applying a Discursive Historical Approach, we identified four main discursive strands which deployed diverse imaginaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PANDEMICS
*BORDER crossing
*BORDERLANDS
*CITIES & towns
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00905992
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nationalities Papers
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173157595
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/nps.2022.15